asperse

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The hereditary duties of the King's Champion are to "gird himself in complete armor," ride out upon a noble charger, fling down his gauntlet, offer to fight all "liars and traitors" who asperse King Edward.

From Time Magazine Archive

With this threat blazoned, the British note went on to asperse individually and by name five officials of the Soviet Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wishes, indeed, to asperse the conduct of Lady Edward Fitzgerald; but he well knew that, even were she in this country, she could not be called as a witness to contradict him.

From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous

"Not even scandal could asperse her motives in the present case," said Lady Hester, with an insolent laugh.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

"By Saint Denis, I would not have been the man to asperse their blood thus, in their old halls at Grenada!"

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James